JVC MX-GC5 manual

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    MX-GC5 — Consists of CA-MXGC5 and SP-MXGC5 COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM MX-GC5 COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS WBET LVT1344-001A [J] For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located either on the rear , bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No. SP-MXGC5 SP-MXGC5[...]

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    G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CA UTION T o reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remov e screws, cov ers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to r ain or moisture. A TTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque d’électrocution, d’incendie, etc.: 1. Ne pas enle ver [...]

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    G-2 Caution: Proper V entilation T o avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to pre vent damage, locate the apparatus as f ollows: 1 F ront: No obstructions and open spacing. 2 Sides/ T op/ Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below . 3 Bottom: Place on the lev el surface. Maintain an adequate air path f or[...]

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    1 Introduction About This Manual This manual is org anized as follows: • The manual mainly explains operations using the b uttons and controls on the r emote control. Y ou can also use the buttons on the unit if they hav e the same or similar names (or marks) as those on the remote control. If operation using the unit is different fr om that usin[...]

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    2 Contents Location of the Buttons and Contr ols ....................... 3 Getting Started ............................................................ 6 Unpacking .................................................................. 6 Putting the Batteries into the Remote Control ........... 6 Connecting Antennas .....................................[...]

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    3 Location of the Buttons and Controls Become familiar with the b uttons and controls on your unit. Front Panel 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q p w r y t u i e o ; a s MXGC5[J]_01-09.p65 05.2.2, 10:40 AM 3[...]

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    4 See pages in the parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 Display windo w 2 RHYTHM AX lamp (11) 3 DEMO button (8) 4 ECO b utton (8) 5 ST ANDBY lamp (10 ) 6 (standby/on) button (10) 7 • 7 (stop) button (15, 19) • BEEP button (12) 8 • TUNING – button ( 13) • 1 (fast re verse) button (16) 9 • PRESET +/– control (13) • ¢ / 4 (forward s[...]

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    5 Remote Control Remote Control 1 Number buttons (13, 17, 18) 2 DISPLA Y button (10) 3 4 / 1 (re verse search/f ast rev erse) button (10, 13, 16 – 18, 20, 21) 4 Disc tray selecting buttons (10, 14 – 16, 18, 19) • CD1, CD2, and CD3 buttons 5 REPEA T button (19) 6 PR OGRAM/RANDOM b utton (18, 19) 7 FM/AM button (10, 13) Pr essing this button al[...]

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    6 FM coaxial AM LOOP GND AM EXT (75 ) ANTENNA Getting Started Unpacking After unpacking, check to be sure that you ha ve all the follo wing items. The number in the parentheses indicates the quantity of each piece supplied. • FM antenna (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • Remote control (1) • Batteries (2) If any is missing, consult y our dealer im[...]

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    7 MAIN SPEAKER SUB-WOOFER 6–16 6–16 RIGHT LEFT 1 Pr ess and hold the clamp of the AM terminal on the r ear of the unit. 2 Insert the end of the AM loop antenna cord into the terminal. • If the AM loop antenna wire is cover ed with vinyl, remo ve the vinyl by twisting it as sho wn in the diagram. 3 Release the f inger from the clamp. 4 T urn t[...]

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    8 Continued Connecting Other Equipment Y ou can connect audio equipment—used only as a playback device. • DO NO T connect any equipment while the po wer is on. • DO NO T plug in any equipment until all connections are complete. T o connect audio equipment For playing the other equipment thr ough this unit, connect between the audio output jac[...]

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    9 Connecting a Computer This unit is equipped with a USB A UDIO terminal on the front panel. Y ou can connect your PC to this terminal and enjoy sound reproduced through your PC. When you connect your PC for the f irst time, follow the procedure belo w . • Remember you cannot send any signal or data to your PC from this unit. IMPORT ANT: • Chec[...]

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    10 Common Operations T urning On or Off the Power T o turn on the unit, pr ess ST ANDBY/ON (or on the unit) so that the ST ANDBY lamp goes of f. T o turn off the unit (on standby), press ST ANDBY/ON (or on the unit) again so that the ST ANDBY lamp lights up. A little power is al ways consumed ev en while the unit is on standby . T o switch off the [...]

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    11 Reinforcing the Bass Sound Press SUBWOOFER LEVEL + or – (or SUBWOOFER +/ – contr ol on the unit) to increase or decr ease the subwoofer sound. • The subwoofer le vel can be adjusted in 3 steps (OFF , S.WOOFER1, S.WOOFER2). The SUBWOOFER lamp also lights up. Enjoying the Powerful Sound — RHYTHM AX Using RHYTHM AX, harder-hitting beats int[...]

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    12 Selecting the Sound Modes Y ou can select one of the 6 preset sound modes (3 surround modes and 3 SEA — Sound Ef fect Amplifier — modes). On the r emote control: Press SOUND MODE r epeatedly until the sound mode you w ant appears on the display . • First time you press the button, the current sound mode appears on the display . Each time y[...]

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    13 Listening to the Radio 2 Press SET/RESUME on the r emote control. 3 Press the number b utton(s) to select a pr eset number . Ex.: For preset number 5, press 5. For preset number 15, press +10 then 5. For preset number 20, press +10, then 10. For preset number 25, press +10, +10, then 5. For preset number 30, press +10, +10, then 10. 4 Press SET/[...]

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    14 Playing Back CDs This unit has been designed to playback the follo wing CDs: • Audio CD • CD-R (CD-Recordable) • CD-R W (CD-ReWritable) • MP3 disc (MP3 files recorded on a CD-R or CD-R W) * When playing a CD-R or CD-R W • User-edited CD-Rs (CD-Recordab le) and CD-R Ws (CD-ReWritable) can be played back when they are already “ f inali[...]

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    15 Current track n umber of the current group Elapsed playing time Current group number Current trac k name scrolls. When the trac k includes the ID3v1/1.1 tags, “ Title, ” “ Ar tist, ” and “ Alb um ” will scroll after the tr ack name. •“ TITLE, ” “ ARTIST , ” and “ ALBUM ” appears before each of their content scrolls. T o[...]

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    16 Basic CD Operations While playing a disc, you can do the follo wing oper ations. T o exchange CDs during playback of another Press 0 on the unit. The carrousel comes out. If you change discs during play , the current play will not stop until all discs you hav e changed are played. T o close the carrousel, press 0 again. T o skip to the another C[...]

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    17 T urning On or Off the Resume Play for MP3 Disc For MP3 disc, this unit can memorize the position on a disc where you interrupt playback. By pressing CD 6 , you can start playback again from the interrupted position — Resume play . Y ou can turning on and off Resume play for MP3 discs. On the r emote contr ol ONL Y : Press SET/RESUME bef ore o[...]

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    18 Programming the Playing Order of the T racks — Program Play Y ou can arrange the order in which the tracks play before you start playing. Y ou can program up to 32 tracks. Program play is not a vailable to MP3 discs on this unit There may be a malfunction in case that you try to do such playback. If a malfunction occurs, unplug the A C power c[...]

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    19 Playing at Random — Random Play The tracks of the selected CD will play at random. • T o use Random play , you hav e to cancel Program play . On the r emote control ONL Y : 1 Load a CD . 2 Pr ess one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2, or CD3) f or the disc you want to play , then pr ess 7 . 3 Pr ess PR OGRAM/RANDOM r epeatedly until “ [...]

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    20 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER again. “ ON TIME ” appears for 1 second, then the unit enters on-time setting mode. 3 Set the on-time y ou want the unit to tur n on. 1) Press ¢ / ¡ or 4 / 1 to set the hour , then SET/RESUME. 2) Press ¢ / ¡ or 4 / 1 to set the minute, then SET/RESUME. “ OFF TIME ” appears for 1 second, then the unit enters off-ti[...]

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    21 6 Pr ess ¢ / ¡ or 4 / 1 to select the preset station number or disc tray number , then SET/RESUME. • Select “ P- - - ” or “ DISC - ” for the last selected stration or disc tray number . The unit enters volume setting mode. 7 Pr ess ¢ / ¡ or 4 / 1 to set the volume le vel. • Y ou can select the volume le vel from V OL 00 to VOL 31[...]

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    22 Action Press DEMO on the unit. (See page 8.) Check all connections and make corrections. (See pages 6 to 9.) T urn of f the receiv er once, then turn it on again and restart application installed in the PC. Select “ USB Audio Device [1] ” for “ Playback ” of “ Audio. ” (See page 9.) Refer to the manuals supplied with your PC. Check i[...]

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    23 Maintenance T o get the best performance of the unit, keep your discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. Handling discs • Remove the disc fr om its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly . • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc, or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prev ent warping. [...]

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    24 Specifications Design and specif ications are subject to change without notice. Amplifier section — CA-MXGC5 Output Po wer SUBWOOFERS : 160 W per channel, min. RMS, dri ven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. MAIN SPEAKERS : 70 W per channel, min. RMS, driv en into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total har[...]

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    MXGC5[J]_Warranty.p65 05.1.11, 5:01 PM 2[...]

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    MXGC5[J]_Warranty.p65 05.1.11, 5:01 PM 3[...]

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    VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED MX COMP MX-GC5 COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM EN 0205MWMMDWBET © 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited MXGC5[J]_Cover.p65 05.1.30, 7:42 PM 2[...]